Interchangeable show or display case divider.



' supports as to render the partitions readily UNITED s'rAfrEs' oFFIcE.

EARL K. ckI-Irirriaxr` AND kwILIIIaIvI isnowrrpr IIILLsBcno, oHIo.

'INTERCHANGEABLE snow on DISPLAY CASE DIVIDER.

yAlxplicationr led December A15, 1913. Serial No. 806,835.

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Be 1t known that we, EARL K. CHANEY and WILLIAM BROWN, citizens of .theUnited States, residing at Hillsboro, in the county of Highland and State of Ohio, have invent-y ed certain new and useful Improvements in Interchangeable Show or Display Gase Dividers; and we dodeclare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it apperta'ins yto and use the same. f

This invention relates to improvements in adjustable supports for A partitions or dividersadapted to be used in connection" with show or display cases of ordinary construction.

The pri-mary object of the invention is to provide a support of this character which ymay bel adjusted longitudinally of the display case to bring the partitions supported thereby closer together or farther apart. j A secondary object is to so construct the views showing the adjustable sleeves which are employed in the rear and front of the display case, respectively.

In the accompanying drawings, we have shown a display case C which may be of any suitable construction and forms no part of -the present invention. The doors D, at the rear of the case, are slidably mounted upon the usual strip S resting upon the bottom or base B of the case. The front of the case, designated at F, is provided with the' usual glass Gr, throughwhich the articles within the case may be viewed.

Coming now more particularly todetails of the present invention, front and rear rods 1 and 2 respectively are connected by screws 3 to a wooden strip 4 in the front of the casing and the strip S at the rear of the casing.vr Mounted to slide upon the rods 1 and'2` are Specification of Letters Batent Patented NOV, 10,1914, .i

split sleevesr,Sidsleeves @frying Vertical y standards 6which are providednear'thein i' lower ends with upwardly opening hooks 7.

, vSlides Siare loosely mounted on the uppervk endsof the `standards 6 and said slides are provided with downwardly opening, hooks 9,;whichy co-act with the hooks 7 to retain the partitions P, in upright position. The partitions P, as clearly shown in Fig.` 2, are preferably, -though not necessarily, notched lat their four corners, the notched portions receiving the hooks 7 and 9.

Thesleeves 5 yand their co-acting parts, so

far described, are free to move longitudi` nally upon the rods 1 and 2 to move the partitions P -toanydesired spaced relation.

When the propery adjustment of the partitions is obtained, set screws 10 passing through the sleeves 5, may be tightened to contact with 'the barl or 2, as the casemay position.

be, and securely lock the sleeves in adjusted By reference `to the drawings, it will be` seen that the sleeves 5 and the standards 6 are constructed in what wefterm rights and lefts, and by forming them in this manner,

we are enabled to position the standards 6 at points nearer tothe front yof the casing C than would be possible were they constructedas shown in Fig. 4. V

The structure above described is particularly adaptable to show cases in which ,A

cakes, nuts, candies or the like areto be displayed, and as above described, the partitionsfP may be adjusted longitudinally 4of the rods 1 and 2, or they' may be entirely removed therefrom by sliding the sleeves 5 to either end of the rods 1 and 2, since said f rods terminate at points spaced 'suitable distances from the ends of the casing C to allow the sleeves 5 to be removed. All parts are preferably, though not necessarily, of nickel plated brass and present a very neat appearance when in positiony within the case C. f

Although we have described our invention with` considerable minuteness, we do not wish to be limited to details of construction 'other than those amplified inthe appended claims. v n

Having thus described our Invention,

waht we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is j 1. The" combination with a base, of [a supporting rod carried thereby, a sleeve mounted to slide thereon, an arm on said sleeve and hooks on said arm adjustable 'towardV or away from each other. n 2. The combination with a base, of a supporting rod carried thereby', a sleeve mount-A ed to slide thereon, an arm on said sleeve, a hook and a. slldefon said arm and a hook` on said slide, said `first and second mentioned hooks opening toward each other.

3. The Combination with a base, of ai supporting rod carried thereby, a sleeve mount` ed to slide thereon, a vertical standard onl said sleeve, an upwardly opening hook on said standard at its lower end, a slide on its upper end, a downwardly opening hook on said slide, and means for looking said sleeve on said rod.

4. The oombinationwlth a display case,

of longitudinal rods carried by the oor thereof, -sleevesvnflounted to slide on said rods, vertical standards on said sleeves, up-

-wardly openin'ghooks on the lower ends of said standards, slides on the upper ends thereof, downwardly opening hooks on said slides, y and partitions having their upper 'and lower edges engaged by the hooks on Vvsaid slides kand said standards.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of twol subsorib- Copies of this patent may be obtained for'ive cents. each;` by addrssingthe Commissioner of latents,

' yWashington, D. 0. 

